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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1940
Page
5
In a June 5 1940 election count county officials announced 2445 Yes against 683 blank or defective votes for the County Public Hospital Bond. The County Jail propositions failed to reach sixty percent yes. The results were entered in county records by County Auditor Ethel Grecian Wilson.
The Washington County Iowa Board of Supervisors reports results from a special June 3 1940 election. Hospital bond 42000 dollars received 2819 Yes and 1807 No with 349 blanks. Jail block bond 40000 dollars had 1317 Yes and 2697 No with 680 blanks. A 22000 dollar cell block bond was approved by 1512 voters with remaining ballots not counted.
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Riverside residents host visits from relatives including Sister Mary Beata and Rt. Rev. Monsignor John Walsh. Mercy Hospital births bring Judith Ann to the community. The Better Riverside club commits $19 toward a $100 Red Cross War Relief Fund quota. A carload of 1800 bushels of corn from Albert Navy’s 1937 crop was turned over to government liquidation. Local visits include Heitzman and Knebel families, and Nurse Marjorie Fesler’s return from Mercy Iowa City.
London based Wholesale Textile association reports a surge in men’s trench coats as young men discover their girlfriends prefer a uniform look. The trend centers on the coat as a fashion statement tied to perceived discipline and style.
The Journal asks subscribers to phone in news items, with a reporter at her desk from 8 30 to 10 each morning to receive calls, promising a better paper for all readers.
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